Kids ear: What advice would you give someone wanting to be president?

Nov. 7, 2012

Feb. 4, 2013

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• I would tell him that I want more school for the poor kids.

Drew Spenner, grade 3, James Cole

• Work hard, try, and don’t give up.

Rakim Alexander, grade 3, Edgelea

• Do not be silly, look right, behave well, and be polite all of the time.

Brigham Miller, grade 3, Burnett Creek

• Do something that everyone will appreciate, like helping schools, jobs and hospitals.

Kaitlin Zeltwanger, grade 5, Burnett Creek

• Make laws that are reasonable. If they make unreasonable laws, there would be a ton of mayhem.

Jonah Lucas, 2/3 multiage, Battle Ground

• Keep your promises.

Quinton Wood, grade 5, Burnett Creek

• They should stop wasting money, and don’t give $5,000,000 speeches.

Christopher Lucas, 2/3 multiage, Battle Ground

• Don’t waste money for things because you could make countries help one another from hurricanes, earthquakes, battles, floods, tsunamis, blizzards, and all storms.

Cal Gick, 2/3 multiage, Battle Ground

• Always tell the truth. And find a way to keep prices down so people can afford to feed and take care of their families.

Vinny Pasdach, grade 3, Thomas Miller

• Bring manned spaceflight back.

Hunter Heltzel, grade 3, Cumberland

• Speak as a citizen and say and feel what a citizen would say and feel.

Sydney Jacobsen, grade 5, Burnett Creek

• Make the military stronger and better.

Connor Dudgeon, grade 3, New Community School

• Help clean the world not help make it worse. They are cutting too many trees down. It is not fair to the Earth.

Reine Prather, grade 3, New Community School

• They should be caring, faithful, lowering taxes, telling the truth and being helpful instead of lies.

Thomas Clyde, grade 3, James Cole

• Do not make promises you can’t keep and do whatever you can to help the economy, because that’s the kind of president this country’s people need!

Cassidy Cain, grade 5, Burnett Creek

• Don’t be selfish.

Michael Crane, grade 5, Burnett Creek

• Good luck, Chuck.

Jaida Seiters, grade 5, Burnett Creek

Kids Ear is a weekly writing assignment for youths of all ages sponsored by the Journal & Courier.